Sr. Project Engineer, RSX (Remote considered)

United States·Long BeachFull-timesenior

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Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. We specialize in ballistic missile defense and are developing Cyclops, a low-cost,

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Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. We specialize in ballistic missile defense and are developing Cyclops, a low-cost, mass-producible interceptor. We also produce containerized launchers and offer low-cost targets for threat replication. The future of global security depends on defensive technology that redefines cost, magazine depth, and distribution to deter and defend against evolving threats. Join us.

Responsibilities

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The Project Engineer for the RSX, derived directly from RS1 and GS0, drives the rapid engineering and integration effort that underpins development of Long Wall’s target vehicle product. This role ensures that internal priorities, resources, and schedules remain synchronized with technical baselines, enabling fast, disciplined execution within a private‑investment‑driven development environment complemented by government‑funded testing.

While the Program Manager handles customer‑facing commitments, the Project Engineer owns the engineering‑centric project flow: coordinating cross‑functional development, maintaining internal schedule fidelity, resolving execution roadblocks, and ensuring technical work stays aligned with project goals, verified requirements, and readiness needs. The project engineer partners closely with chief engineering, responsible engineers, systems engineering, and mission assurance to protect technical integrity while ensuring consistent development velocity.

→Drive day‑to‑day internal execution of the RSX target vehicle development, ensuring engineering, integration, and test teams operate with clarity, pace, and alignment.

→Maintain detailed internal schedules, resource plans, resource constrained critical paths, and cross‑functional work coordination.

→Manage internal priorities and development flow, ensuring rapid progress while maintaining technical rigor defined by chief engineering and systems engineering.

→Coordinate closely with the Program Manager to ensure internal execution supports external commitments, contractual milestones, and program reporting.

→Facilitate technical decision flow by ensuring engineering discussions, trade studies, design changes, and integration plans remain documented, coordinated, and tracked.

→Work directly with engineering discipline leads to identify and resolve roadblocks, accelerate hardware development, and maintain configuration stability during fast‑paced builds.

→Support integration and test operations by ensuring engineering artifacts, procedures, and configurations are ready on time and aligned with verification plans.

→Track and communicate internal risks, schedule drivers, and technical dependencies; support company‑wide risk management led by mission assurance.

→Maintain alignment with systems engineering’s requirements, architecture, ICDs, and verification flows, ensuring internal schedules accurately reflect technical needs.

→Support chief engineering by ensuring development activities remain aligned with the technical baseline, and escalate issues that affect reliability, safety, or mission readiness.

→Help build scalable project management processes, templates, and execution models that will be used for future programs as the company grows

→Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent experience in complex aerospace or defense development.

→8+ years of experience or support of engineering project management, integration leadership, or technical project execution.

→Demonstrated experience coordinating engineering teams, managing schedules, and driving technical development cycles.

→Strong experience with engineering workflow management, development planning, and coordinating cross‑functional technical work.

→Proven ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced environments that combine private‑investment‑driven development with government test requirements.

→Ability to interpret engineering artifacts, requirements, and configurations and convert them into actionable schedules and resource plans.

→Excellent organizational and communication skills; capable of aligning engineering teams, surfacing risks early, and maintaining clarity across disciplines.

→Demonstrated ability to partner closely with technical authorities (chief engineering, systems engineering, mission assurance) to ensure disciplined technical execution.

→Experience supporting missile defense, launch vehicle development, aerospace hardware integration, or other technically complex systems.

→Familiarity with requirements flow‑down, verification planning, ICD management, and configuration control.

→Prior experience working within a hybrid program environment (internal rapid development + government‑funded test campaigns).

→Working knowledge of common project management tools for scheduling, risk control, and engineering tracking.

→Ability to translate ambiguous technical input into structured execution plans.

→Ability to sit or stand for extended periods.

→Ability to use a computer for assignments and communicate effectively in person, via telepresence, and by phone.

→Ability to travel between Long Wall sites as needed

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, genetics, or citizenship status (when otherwise legally authorized to work and access export-controlled data) and will not be discriminated against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage applicants of all ages.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

Long Beach, United States

On-site at the office

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About this job

Pay per year: $165,000–$215,000 a year; 69% above the $112,500 median for Project Engineer jobs on Jobera (215 salaries).
Who can apply: United States
Posted: 19 days ago
Employer: has 29 open jobs on Jobera.